The Amateur Film Factory

• Ages 10 and up.
  If a child takes part, an adult must be present for the entire duration of the workshop.

• From 2 pm to 5 pm (3-hour sessions), every Saturday.

• Free, by reservation.
  New sessions for the following month open on the first Monday of each month.

This collaborative workshop is presented as part of the exhibition Metamorphoses, The Hats of Maison Michel.

For the exhibition Metamorphoses, The Hats of Maison Michel, the project takes on a new form at la Galerie du 19M: an immersive set inspired by an early 20th-century hat shop and workshop becomes the playground and starting point for all the stories.

Working as a group, participants imagine their story, write the main scenes, assign roles, and then shoot their film on the set. The experience concludes with a collective screening of the short film they have just created.

A true catalyst for collective creativity, the Amateur Film Factory is not a film school. The aim is not to teach professional techniques, but to unleash the imagination, encourage play, and give everyone the opportunity to take part in a collaborative creative process.

For this edition, specially designed for la Galerie du 19M, hats, materials, gestures, and millinery savoir-faire become sources of inspiration, giving rise to stories that are as free-spirited as they are unexpected.